June 3, 2010

I didn't report in yesterday because I didn't have anything to report.

I was tired and achey and just couldn't bully myself into doing any type of workout to speak of.

Sure, I know there's nothing wrong about taking a rest day and I should listen to my body and blah blah blah. But I think I've clearly established that it's not like I've exactly been working hard enough to "deserve" a rest day at this point and there was nothing out of the ordinary or particularly concerning about my aches & pains. Just typical getting-back-to-working-out related soreness.

But I suck and I'm lazy and I just couldn't do it.

I did this morning get up and go to morning yoga, even though it was physically painful to be awake.

Um.

It still kind of is.

This was the same instructor as Tuesday morning and I do really enjoy her. Also, one of the regulars, apparently, in the class is one of the gym regulars I recognize from before I fell off the wagon, and it's kind of nice to be back with the regulars. Even if only kind of.

I'm hoping to make it to the 7pm class tonight.

I might be becoming obsessed with yoga. Also? I might be looking into the 30 day yoga challenge (linkie loo in the sidebar) for summer.

I mean. A fat girl starting a hot ass day doing hot yoga can't possibly be a bad idea. Right?

Heh.

Oh, check out my after lunch treat:

Totally June Challenge Acceptable

Pictures of Food

My 410 calorie dinner from Panera:

Contrast with my daughter's dinner:

OK, I caved a little and got a chocolate chip muffie:

Only one of those is mine. I'm not sure it was worth the caloric hit.

To contrast even further, check SweetPea's lunch:

... and...
She took some home in a box... But I'm not sure how much.

To be fair, it totally keeps in the specifics of the June Challenge. Even if it doesn't necessarily keep with the spirit of the Challenge.

Join our June Challenge!

Are you interested in joining us for the June Challenge?

To recap, here are the rules:

1. No Dairy
A. Milk
B. Cheese
C. Cottage cheese
D. Yogurt
E. Sour cream
F. Ice cream

2. No Soda
A. High Fructose Corn Syrup
B. Aspartame

3. No Junk Food
A. Cake/Cupcake/etc
B. Chips
C. Candy
D. French Fries

To participate in the challenge (and get credit for it here), you must:

1. Commit to the challenge rules & post a comment on this post no later than midnight Pacific time on Sunday, June 6, 2010.

2. Blog* about joining the challenge (include the link in your comment).

3. Blog* about your progress at least once a week.

4. Post* a June Challenge Wrap Up no later than July 4, 2010.

Participants of this challenge will be acknowledged in a special section in the side bar, including a link to the participant's blog.

Those participants who successfully complete** the June Challenge will receive an as-yet-to-be-determined prize, valued at probably not more than $5. And possibly a certificate.

Come on! You know you want to...

*If you don't have a blog of your very own but would like to participate, you can leave your update posts in the comments section of any June Challenge post here.

**Because I know we're not perfect, "successful completion" does not mean 100% success on all days of June. Rather, "successful completion" means you stuck with the Challenge and made an effort to abide by Challenge rules for the whole month. Which, basically, makes this the honor system.

June 1, 2010

This morning I did the 5:30am yoga class. I liked it a lot. A lot. It had the vibe of those first classes I took with Eli, almost like it was closer to a more holistic, meditative yoga rather than a stretchy, strengtheny class at a gym. Of course, it was stretchy and strengtheny, too, and the moves were harder than the ones used in the gentle yoga class.

An excellent start to the morning, I think.

Yesterday, SweetPea and I discussed, er, and discussed some more and have come up with a challenge of sorts. We went back & forth about whether this would be a "goal" or a "competition". Personally, I really don't want to compete with her on this, but I would enjoy being able to support each other and be on the same "team". Most of the time we only eat one meal a day together, so there are a whole lot of choices being made independent of each other's influence.

Anyway, here are the goals for June:

1. No Dairy
A. Milk
B. Cheese
C. Cottage cheese
D. Yogurt
E. Sour cream
F. Ice cream

2. No Soda
A. High Fructose Corn Syrup
B. Aspartame

3. No Junk Food
A. Cake/Cupcake/etc
B. Chips
C. Candy
D. French Fries

We broke the list down into subcategories to clarify and specify. The dairy section was easy, but I think sometimes we forget. Plus I didn't want to get too nit picky like "caramel contains dairy!" because the goal is not to become completely abstinently non-dairy. Soda because SweetPea suggested we just drop everything carbonated, which would eliminate my Go Girls (which contain neither offending ingredient) and beer for gods' sakes! So I specified my reason behind eliminating "soda" and we clarified. This also leaves open sodas without the HFCS or aspartame in case either of us has a complete neurotic breakdown and has to have something sweet & bubbly. As for "No Junk Food". Well, that had to be specified lest chips & french fries turn into "veggies" and, clearly, acceptable under the ban.

Heh.

I plan on adding this challenge to the side bar so we can keep track. I also plan on adding a "wish list" of programs I'd like to sample. I may also start a product wish list. Not because I expect anyone to start buying me things, but more as a way of keeping track and prioritizing what I'd like to spend my money on.

I also plan on doing my lunchtime 5k, and I'll be updating this post with that information afterwards.